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stevejb123

December 02, 2012 07:45PM

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Prior to about 1865 frieght cars were not long enough to require truss rods. One of the claimed advantages of broad gauge railroads (like the 6 foot wide Erie) was that the cars could carry greater loads (in the wider cars) without requiring additional length and truss rods. I suggest referring to John White's American Freight Cars which has many examples of cars broad, standard and narrow gaufes without and with truss rods.

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Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Kevin S.	December 01, 2012 04:47PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	eric	December 01, 2012 05:06PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	bcp	December 01, 2012 05:11PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	dougvv	December 01, 2012 10:25PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Rex Beistle	December 01, 2012 11:26PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Ron Keagle	December 02, 2012 09:38AM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Jim Grigsby	December 02, 2012 11:58AM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	bcp	December 02, 2012 12:16PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Fritz Klinke	December 02, 2012 12:52PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	stevejb123	December 02, 2012 07:45PM
Re: Wood underframes and truss rods - a few questions	Chris Walker	December 03, 2012 02:52AM
EARLY IN THE TRUSS ROD ERA	Ron Keagle	December 03, 2012 08:33AM

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